United States / Dec 03, 1977 / PBS
Simple Gifts (1977)
Directed by R.O. Blechman, Phillip Schopper
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Plot
A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.
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AnimationTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Simple Gifts |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Thirteen, Educational Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release date | 3 dicembre 1977 |
| Production | R.O. Blechman |
| Writer | R.O. Blechman, Fontaine Fox, Moss Hart, Maurice Sendak, Virginia Woolf, Edward Hulse, Theodore Roosevelt |
| Editing | Joe Canestro |
| Assistant directors | Steven Parton, Michael Sporn, R.O. Blechman, Phillip Schopper |
| Music | Arnold Black |
| Sound | Arnold Black |
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